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Letters Patent No. 80,7412511Zate4i August 34, 1868.

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Be it known that I, JOHN JNEWAY, of the city of Indianapolis, county ot'Marion, and 4State of Indiens,

have invented a. new and nsefullImprovement in Bedstead-Fasteners; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation ofthe seme, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, and letters of reference markedthereon, which formes. part of this specification.

The ngture o'fmy inventionl consists in providing a. plate, made of ironor other suitable material, so constructed and put into `the post of a.bedstead without the use of screws, and et the same time being stronger'than the ordinary plate held in its position by means of screws, 85o. vI

To enable others to make and use my invention, I will proceed todescribe its construction and operation.

First. Figure 4 of said drawings represents a post, with a. dove-tiledgroove cut by means of a. bit or other instrument, as shown by lettersRand E E E. 4

Second. Figures 1 and 5. Letter B represents the plate complete, bothrightv and left. Letters A A A A represent the bevelled odge ot' theplate to it4 the dovejtailed groove R, as shown at E E E in fig. 4.

Third. Figure 2. Letter P represents a post withthe right-hand plate, B,fastened inits proper position by means of the dove-tailed piece K, withits bevelled edge D, as shown in lig. 3, letters C and D D, either withglue, nails, or screws. l

What Iclam as my invention, and desire toseoure b y Letters Patent, isThe plate BV, consisting of the curved and bevelled edges A, and securedby the wedge K, fastening the same in the post, when made, constructed,Vand operated substantially as s etforth. v

JOHN JANEWAY.

Witnesses: I

E. O. FRINK, S. C. -FRINKL

